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12 and 13
Compulsory informal Course Information lunchtime sessions
in the KIP for
July:
Year 10 students with teachers and Year 12 students.
17 July
:
Compulsory Course Selection Evening
for all students in Year 10 and their
parents in The Great Hall, from
6.00pm -7.30pm
.
.
27 July
:
Subject selection forms must be finalised online by this date.
Students doing the QCAA OP course will be offered 24 subjects and asked to select 8 (in case
first preferences are not available) with English and Mathematics being compulsory. Students
electing to do the IB Diploma course will be offered 16 subjects from the six IB groups and be
asked to select 8, which means a second choice in any of the IB Groups 2, 3, 4 or 6.
Dates for your diary are as follows:
Tuesday 9 May
– Preliminary Year 10 Course selection Night 6.00pm in the PA
Theatre (strongly encouraged to attend)
Monday 12 June –
IB Diploma Course Information Night – 6.00pm in Senior
Learning Centre (strongly encouraged to attend).
Monday 17 July –
Year 10 General Course Information Night – 6.00pm in The
Great Hall (
compulsory
for all Year 10 students)
What follows is a number of Question and Answers about the IB and OP Courses.
IB – Questions 1-7
2.
Why should Somerset offer the IB Diploma?
The IB is a valuable and well-rounded senior (Years 11 and 12) course. It adds depth and
breadth to a student’s knowledge and through the reflective processes of the Theory of
Knowledge (TOK), Creativity + Activity + Service (CAS) and Extended Essay (EE), gives
added relevance to a student’s work. It is also an excellent preparation for further study at
tertiary level.
2.
What added advantage would the IB give as regards tertiary study?
If a student were contemplating tertiary study overseas, the IB would be useful. Melbourne
University, Monash University, the Australian National University, Newcastle University,
Griffith University, the Queensland University of Technology, the University of
Queensland and Bond University have acknowledged the value of the IB Diploma as a
pre-eminent university qualification and all have special allocations for subjects in the
Diploma.